St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-25
JAMESTOWN JOTTINGs.
Electric neutrality-suspicious.;
Over Miss Wizards Non-Ap.,
pearance. ri

Electric Observation-Disclosures
Over Miss Wizards Non-Ap-!
pearance. II
Special TO the Globe
JAMESTOWN, June 24.-An informah
meeting of the city council was held;
Monday evening for the purpose of con-
sidering, with the citizens, the advisa-j
bility of putting in an electric hghtI
plant. The heavy taxpayers were nearlyi
all present and the unanimous senti-i
ment OF the meeting, while in favor off
electric lights as means of illumina-i
tlon, nevertheless cOunSeled inveStiga-i
ton. Mr.. Gilman, the gentlemen whof
has Just completed similar plant att
bismarck, and is the proprietor of sim-.:
liar properties along the Northern Pal
clflc. was before the council with al
proposition offering to furnish James-s
town with that desirable illumination aS
was done at Bismarck. After an ex-i
preston of opinion from nearly all thei
leading citizens it was moved and carl
ried that committee of three citizen@
and three councilmen should be ana
pointed to correspond with other citieS
relative to the proposition and report at
the regular meeting of the council i'm
August. The feeling here is so unani-i
mouSly in favor of electric light that i'll
is safe to predict that the city will bel
provided with such system Of iifumisi
nation before the end of the year.
Miss Frances Willard. the noted tenn
perance lecturer, was announced to ap-I
pear here Tuesday, but on account Oh
the delay OF the train was not able to-
fill the appointment. Although stronglys
urged to remain oyer day she decided
to continue eastward to Fargo, which,
place could be reached in time for hex;
appearance as announced. A party of
Sanb0rn people and others from neigh
boring cities came into jamestown tot
hear the distinguished lady and werej
much disappointed in having TO foregG
that pleasure. -
The baying season has commences
and farmers all over the country ar6s
now engaged in putting up their win
ter's feed. Owing to the previous dryj
weather but little water had aceumu-S
lated in the SlOughS and as conSe-!
Quence good hay meadows are scarce;
and valuable. The grass this year isl
shorter and thinner than usual, but the5
supply will no doubt be ample. 1t iSs
probable that jamestown gentlemens
will again put up baled hay in the hills>s5
an industry which has heretofore as-l
sumed considerable proportions.
is getting pretty well along. but has;
been retarded somewhat by the scarcity
of masons. There will probably be as;
much brickwork in jamestown this yeaE!
as at any time in her history. The college,
and asylum work alone will give emf
ployment to hundreds of men through
out the season. Ground has been brokens
for the excavations for the latter work, s
and in short time large force of j
brick and stone maSons will be wantedss
The little blow that passed this way al
few days ago was productive of SomeS
interesting incidents. Henry n Shaver 3
why lives near Ypsilanti, was injured3
in peculiar manner. 1t seems that he's
was in his claim shanty when the wind, y
which suddenly arose, became violenti
and overturned the shanty, which, in
falling, struck Shaver. pinning him to
the ground and badly injuring him.
When Shaver regained consciousness
he found leg broken, an arm smashed
and his head badly bruised. Considers
able damage to property was done in
the same vicinity. Several barns andi
houses were blown down, but the above
is the only personal injury reported.